Cap.



J. W. A. LEIHGEBER.

CAP

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-9,1916.

1,242,21 1 Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

ATTORNEY V turning about.

I In addition to the foregoing my invention a e EA E WI-L'HELMTNE AMAI iE iJEII-IGEBEIEQ F MQNESS'ElXT; PENNSYLVANIA Tda l' lfivhom d ama y coacern':

Be i known that I; aeeaNe'zvvaeea -se AMA m LEIHGEBER, a citizen ofthUnitd states, residing; at Mone'ssen', in the county of Westmorelandfiand State of Pennsylvan a,

haveinvented certain new anduseful Im- "provernents in Caps, ofwhich the following is aspecification. 1

, Thisflinvention has "relation to wearing apparelfwith specialjreference "to caps, and

Another object'of the invention;pro

vide a cap, having the above named characteristics, and n addition theretohaving a band which is adjustable" circumferentially one end ,to the band 1 agent its forward portiom theoppositeterminal jof saidfst'rip. having mounted thereon an incandescent globe 9 with properconnections to :a pairto enable the captobe fitted to the head} I A'still further'object ofthe invention is to provide a cap as set forth having eer'ewn portion'composed of a plurality vof thicknesses formed of wearing material and waterproof material disposed interiorly and exteriorly of the cap, to enable said cap to withstand conditions of "inclement weather.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cap embodying the above named features, and including in addition thereto a removable piece provided upon its inner surface with a reflecting mirror whereby objects behind the wearer can be seen without comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings in which" similar and correspondingparts are designated by the same characters of reference 7 throughout the several views in which they appear; 7

F1gure 1, 1s a view in side elevation of a cap constructed after the manner of my.

invention, I

Fig. 2, is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of the preceding figure, and

Fig. 3, is vertical longitudinal section.

With reference to the drawings, 1 indicates the band of a cap which is in the form of a strip offmetal bent upon itself along eeiaeeeien of Letters meme ie eeeeenaeeSe em er aus 'efflsefieii i seen-ad ee-e'e, 19 57. 1 4 22 415? i '1 The band after suchjfolding is v bent ,to form a circlewith the ends evenepping, onefend' having a longitudinally extending slot through setfscrevv' 5.;pr0j'ects, said screw being anchered" inflthe' opposite I terminal 0f; the'ba ndfl this means the circumference-of th'e .band may be adjusted f by i eegaaaa iieege ee eaea aeebie aiiek- I ness;-the;plies bei'ng'indi'c'ated at2fand3.

moving the overlappinglends toward 'fand cr ownmember '6' and an outer crown member "7 each isposed 'in 'r elative I spaced relation se'rted between the plies H2 'and'z of tlieband.

v The inner-c110 nifi may beo'f'relatively-soft a'teflrial E with a view to preserving a the arcuate"? nietallici strip" 8 is secured "at of electric batteries one member of which is disposed at either side of the cap, and" be- 7, said battween the crown sections 6 and teries being indicated at 10. v

The peak comprises an arcuate band 11 formed ofa strip of material bent upon band 1 of'the cap, said arcuate member 11 of the peak havingan outward bowed secshaped portion is stitched at its outer edge within the member 12 and extends between the plies of the member 11. A reflecting other flexible material coated upon one side with av reflectingsurface is disposed against" the filling member 13 and secured by stitch-e ing or other means to the members 12 and one of the plies of the memberll. The band 11 of the peak isadapted to be disposed against the :band 1 ofthe cap, and is removably held there by means of a set screw 15 which passes through the bands of both the peak and cap.

Whenin use, the band of the cap is ad,

justedtothe head of "the wearer, thereby each other, andsubsequent to adjustment by meansof the set screw 5. During away from; eacht'othento the same the with their edges 'broughttogether ana in warm h" or nhe'-f-. dy,- edth l t rzc wm Section .7 maybe of waterproofimateriial. T

itself, adapted t'o be disposed within the ,tion 12, and an intermediate filling crescent '7 e memberl l which may be. of celluloidor I 1 served.

to disclose the nature of objects in the path, or upon the work of the wearer. Objects to the rear of the wearer may be readily discerned by glancing in the peak of the cap,

whereby the reflection of the objects behind:

is readily visible therein, owing to the provision of the reflecting member 14. The crown sections are readily removable ow ng to the manner in whichthey are held with-" in the band, and owing to the space between the same the warmth of the head is pre- Other advantages will be apparem: to the user thereof.

lVhile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practicefivarious alterations thereof may be made, and I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of coin struction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without' departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims:

Having thus described my lnvention what :I claim as new and desire to secure byLet- Q ters Patent is: I V

1. A cap including'a band in the form of a strip bent upon itself to form a double thickness, the band being subsequently curved to annular form withits ends in overlapping engagement, one of said ends Copies of this patent may be obtained for having longitudinal slots,aset screw'on the other end adapted to enter said slot, and to 1 secure the ends together-subsequent to adjustment, and a crown section adapted to be secured by its edges within the double thickness of the band."

2. A cap including a band a crown-section and a detachable peak having an arcuate band portion adapted to be secured to the band of the hat, and provided interiorly within the peak portion ga reflecting surface.

V 3. A capincludinga band, a peaked portion, a crown portion comprising spaced thicknesses havingftheir edges secured, to

the band, an arcuate brackethaving one end secured eXteriorly' to the band above the peak, and curved. to conform to theconv tour of the crown, an incandescent lamp Witnesses: V

. EMMA KAUFLE, l FRANK BUMER.

fivevccnts each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPat'ents,

Washington, D. 0. 

